The Heights

NCAA Should Avoid The Acronyms And Adopt Wooden Bats

Alec Greaney • April 16, 2015

College baseball needs to scrap the metal bats and go back to the fundamentals.

The Crumbling Atlases Of March Madness

John Miotti • March 26, 2015

Every March, everyone buys into the madness of NCAA playoff season—but it begs the question: who stands to gain, and who stands to lose?

Athletes Support Bates’ Decision To Vote Against NCAA Proposal

Michael Sullivan • January 29, 2015

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee spoke in support of the Boston College Athletic Department’s reasoning behind voting down cost of attendance measure.

BC Should Cover The Incidentals For Full-Scholarship Athletes

The Heights Editorial Board • October 2, 2014

With new autonomy from the NCAA, the ACC is likely to allow colleges to offer scholarships to athletes that cover the full cost of attendance. Should that be the case, BC should extend that to all full-scholarship athletes.

ACC Advocates Closing Cost Of Attendance Gap For College Athletes

Austin Tedesco • October 2, 2014

The Atlantic Coast Conference released a statement on Tuesday promoting five priorities that the conference is sending to the NCAA as a part of the organization’s new autonomy structure—one of which was meeting college athletes’ full cost of attendance.